VIERA, Fla. — Baseball is taking a bit of a backseat today around here, for a handful of reasons:

1) The Players' Association delegation was in town this morning to hold its annual meeting, which ran nearly two hours and delayed the start of the workout.

2) A production team from MASN is here filming what looks like a pretty elaborate commercial. They've overtaken the main field inside Space Coast Stadium.

3) The real highlight of the day takes place at precisely 4:50 p.m., when Space Shuttle Discovery launches from nearby Cape Canaveral on her final voyage into orbit. A bunch of members of the organization are holding a barbecue and launch viewing party here at the ballpark. (Photos to come later, hopefully.)

As for what took place on the field today during an abbreviated workout, it was mostly geared toward defensive drills and battingRead more »

Natslifer: Sorry, no video capabilities on my phone, so you're stuck with still photos only from the launch. As for the radio deal with WJFK, it was agreed upon several weeks ago. Last I heard, they were still hashing out a couple of minor details before they physically sign the contract. But it's basically a done deal.Mark'd: They wore the full home whites today because there were some promotional photos and videos being shot at the workout. They'll probably wear them for a couple of exhibition games, too.

Regarding new uni's, there's a man on the Nats message board who is obsessed with the large curly "W" on the chest…Been saying since November it's incorrectly positioned. Says the big "W" is rotated too far clockwise (and the little piece at the lefthand part of the "W" ends up too horizontal). He is right! They don't quite match the "W" on the ballcap! LOOK!